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Ethnic Cleansing

Definition: Ethnic cleansing refers to the deliberate and systematic removal or extermination of a particular ethnic or religious group from a certain region or country.

Examples:

Noun (General Sense):

1. The international community strongly condemned the ethnic cleansing occurring in the war-torn country.
2. During the civil unrest, ethnic cleansing displaced thousands of innocent people.

Noun (Specific Sense):

1. The genocide in Rwanda is considered one of the most notorious cases of ethnic cleansing in history.
2. Survivors of ethnic cleansing often suffer from severe trauma and emotional scars.

Related Adjective: ethnic-cleansed

1. The village was forcefully evacuated, leaving behind an ethnic-cleansed area.
2. After the ethnic-cleansed region was reclaimed, efforts were made to restore the community.

Related Verb: ethnically cleanse

1. Throughout the conflict, armed forces sought to ethnically cleanse the disputed territories.
2. Leaders should work towards reconciliation rather than resorting to ethnically cleansing their opponents.

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